Exam 14: Assisting With Moving and Transfers

When transferring a person

For safe patient and resident handling, moving, and transfers, the nurse and health team determine the following except

When using an assist device to move a person to the side of the bed, you need at least 1 co-worker to help you.

Before moving, positioning, or transferring a person, you always need to

A transfer belt is not needed to transfer a resident from the bed to a chair. For the transfer, how should you hold onto the person?

To promote mental comfort when handling, moving, and transferring a person, do the following except

You need to reposition a person in the chair. Which is correct?

When turning, repositioning, or transferring a person, you must

A patient has slid down in the wheelchair. The person cannot assist with repositioning. To safely reposition the person

A mechanical lift is used to transfer a patient to the wheelchair. Before using the lift, you need to

You can reduce friction and shearing by

Your patient has dementia. You need to explain what you are going to do before starting a procedure. Which is incorrect?

A resident is 80 years old. The person weighs 195 pounds and is weak. How many workers are needed to move the person up in bed?

Before moving a person in bed, you need the following information from the nurse and the care plan except

Good planning before moving or lifting a person in bed involves the following except

Moving the person from one surface to another is to

When moving a person in segments, which do you move first?

To safely logroll a person, how many workers are needed?

A person is heavier than the weight limit of the mechanical lift. What should you do?

A stand-pivot transfer is used if